Morocco’s King Says Boy, 5, Trapped in Deep Well Has Died

Tractors dig through a mountain as they take part in a rescue mission of a 5-year-old boy who fell into a hole in the northern village of Ighran in Morocco's Chefchaouen province, on Feb. 4, 2022 in Ighran. Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP Photo

IGHRAN, Morocco—A 5-year-old boy who was trapped for four days in a deep well in Morocco has died, the royal palace said Saturday.

Moroccan King Mohammed VI expressed his condolences to the boy’s parents in a statement released by the palace.